Tributes are flowing for renowned horseman and campdrafter Ron Wall who has died after a battle with cancer.
A memorial service will be held in Cloncurry today to remember Mr Wall, who many believe was one of the best horsemen the country has ever seen.
While he was a successful competitor, his main business was teaching others the tricks of the trade, holding schools across the country and providing services to some of Australia's largest cattle companies.
"I don't think we'll see a person of Ronnie's natural ability for a long time, if ever again," his good friend and colleague Rick Young said.
"He's travelled the world, he's been invited to some of the biggest events in the world, he's won nearly every event in Australia.
"There are hundreds of young people that he's helped and there are hundreds more advanced horseman that he has also helped."
Mr Young said Mr Wall's simple methods of managing horses kept the animals in good shape for the entirety of their lives.
"He didn't agree with some of the stuff people do nowadays. It was a bit too flash for Ronnie," he said.
"We go through phases of what we might want to do with our horses or don't want to do, but I think in some way we all reflect back and say 'Hang on, that's not what Ron does'."
Humbling fundraising efforts
Mr Wall's passing has triggered an outpouring on social media, with hundreds paying tribute to him.
A GoFundMe page has raised more than $60,000 for his wife and two children and a fundraising rodeo and bull-semen auction is also in the planning to help the family out.
Mr Wall's son, Dylan, said the public outpouring was both surprising and humbling.
"I didn't realise just how many people he'd effected positively, which is pretty awesome," Mr Wall said.
He said he would remember his father as someone who loved horses and working with the animals, rather than the money.
"He liked teaching people, but I think he liked teaching people for the horses' sake," he said.
